supplicating

ˈsʌplɪkeɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of supplicating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

behavior

Rare

humbly asking for something

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She gave him a supplicating look, hoping for forgiveness.
With a supplicating tone, he asked for another chance.
Her supplicating eyes made it hard to refuse.

begging

beseeching

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Origin of supplicating

Latin, supplicare (to plead humbly)

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praying

adj.

supplicating

in a state of earnest entreaty

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French:suppliant, ...
German:demütig, ...
Italian:supplichevole, ...
Spanish:suplicante, ...
Portuguese:suplicante, ...
Chinese:恳求的, ...
Japanese:懇願する, ...
Arabic:متوسل, ...
Hebrew:מִתְחַנֵּן, ...
Russian:умоляющий, ...
Ukrainian:благаючий, ...
Hindi:विनती, ...
Bengali:বিনীতভাবে, ...
Catalan:suplicant, ...
Czech:prosící, ...
Danish:ydmyg, ...
Dutch:smekend, ...
Greek:ικετευτικός, ...
Hungarian:könyörgő, ...
Khmer:អង្វរដោយបន្ទាបខ្លួន, ...
Korean:간청하는, ...
Persian:التماس آمیز, ...
Polish:błagalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):suplicante, ...
Romanian:implorator, ...
Swedish:bönfallande, ...
Thai:อ้อนวอน, ...
Turkish:yalvaran, ...
Vietnamese:cầu xin, ...

supplicate

ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪt

Definition of supplicate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

request humbly

Rare

ask for something earnestly or humbly

Rare

They supplicated the king for his mercy..

beseech

entreat

implore

religion

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ask humbly and earnestly in prayer

Rare

She supplicated for guidance during the ceremony.

beseech

entreat

implore

education

Rare

formally request an academic degree

Rare

He supplicated for his degree at the university.

beseech

entreat

petition

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Origin of supplicate

Latin, supplicare (to kneel)

Examples of supplicate in a sentence

The villagers supplicated the gods for rain.
The monks supplicate for peace every morning.
He supplicated to the heavens for mercy.
She decided to supplicate for her master's degree.
The student needed to supplicate for his diploma.

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French:supplier, demander, ...
German:anflehen, bitten, ...
Italian:supplicare, richiedere, ...
Spanish:implorar, rogar, ...
Portuguese:implorar, rogar, ...
Chinese:恳求, 祈祷, ...
Japanese:嘆願する, 祈願する, ...
Arabic:تَضَرَّعَ, دَعَا, ...
Hebrew:לְבַקֵּשׁ בַּעֲנָוָה, לְבַקֵּשׁ בְּתַחֲנוּנִים, ...
Russian:умолять, молить, ...
Ukrainian:благати, молитися, ...
Hindi:विनती करना, याचना करना, ...
Bengali:অনুনয় করা, বিনীতভাবে চাওয়া, ...
Catalan:suplicar, implorar, ...
Czech:úpěnlivě prosit, modlit se, ...
Danish:bønfalde, bede, ...
Dutch:smeken, bidden, ...
Greek:ικετεύω, παρακαλώ, ...
Hungarian:esedezni, folyamodni, ...
Khmer:អង្វរ, អង្វរបួងសួង, ...
Korean:간청하다, 기도하다, ...
Persian:التماس کردن, دعا کرد, ...
Polish:błagać, modlić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):implorar, rogar, ...
Romanian:a implora, a cere cu umilință, ...
Swedish:bönfalla, be, ...
Thai:วิงวอน, อธิษฐาน, ...
Turkish:yalvarmak, dua etmek, ...
Vietnamese:cầu xin, cầu nguyện, ...

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Definition of supplicating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of supplicating

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Definition of supplicate - Reverso English Dictionary

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